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BL1 8RQ

Postcode

A postcode in Bolton 003D, Astley Bridge ward, Bolton.

This report describes the area around BL1 8RQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around BL1 8RQ

Schools near BL1 8RQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Sharples School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional)
480 m
6 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, January 2025
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Primary. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
530 m
7 minutes on foot
Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
Sharples Primary School
Primary. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
550 m
7 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, February 2025
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Primary. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
580 m
7 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
High Lawn Primary School
Primary. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
610 m
8 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
The Oaks Primary School
Primary. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
660 m
8 minutes on foot
Good (overall), December 2023
Thornleigh Salesian College
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Independent
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

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Recent sales near BL1 8RQ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £195,000Florence Avenue, BL1 8RQMay 2025, terraced, established, leasehold10 m
  • £240,000Florence Avenue, BL1 8RGJanuary 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold30 m
  • £190,000Primula Street, BL1 8REMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold50 m
  • £100,000Ashworth Lane, BL1 8RDNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold70 m
  • £155,350Poplar Avenue, BL1 8RBApril 2024, terraced, established, leasehold80 m
  • £160,000Ashworth Lane, BL1 8RAApril 2025, terraced, established, leasehold110 m
  • £132,000Rainshaw Street, BL1 8QYJuly 2026, terraced, established, leasehold120 m
  • £195,000Rainshaw Street, BL1 8QXOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold130 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of BL1 8RQ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE740 m

Pharmacies

  • COHENS CHEMIST300 m
  • ASDA PHARMACY530 m
  • COHENS CHEMIST850 m

Dental practices

  • DENTAL SURGERY340 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Bolton, Crompton WayLidl310 m
  • Asda Bolton SuperstoreAsda530 m
  • Spar - Euro Garage BoltonSpar650 m

The neighbourhood: Bolton 003D

Everything about Bolton 003D
Deprivation score
14.4
Joint 13,728th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£150,500
Joint 2,511th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,965
Joint 5,910th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: BL1

Everything about BL1
Median sale price
£192,250
Joint 331st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
69,343
46th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.